Attaining the Summit
Attaining the Summit

Industry of the Ordinary organize an expedition to plant a flag at the summit of the chimney which towers over the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago.

2006

Attaining the Summit
Attaining the Summit

Industry of the Ordinary organize an expedition to plant a flag at the summit of the chimney which towers over the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago.

2006

IOTO Batter
IOTO Batter

2006

In Main Gallery
In Main Gallery

2006

Art Letter
Art Letter

2006

Review on Early Adopters
Review on Early Adopters

2006

CAR - Artist
CAR - Artist

2006

New City Cover
New City Cover

2006

Production Line
Production Line

Industry of the Ordinary provide members of the public with a selection of wearable quotes on the condition that they are donned immediately.

2006

Production Line
Production Line

Industry of the Ordinary provide members of the public with a selection of wearable quotes on the condition that they are donned immediately.

2006

Production Line
Production Line

Industry of the Ordinary provide members of the public with a selection of wearable quotes on the condition that they are donned immediately.

2006

A Perfect Union
A Perfect Union

2006

Manual Labor
Manual Labor

For the Intimate and Epic show in Lurie Garden at Millennium Park in Chicago, Industry of the Ordinary disperse 61 frozen hands, each tagged with the name of a worker who broke ground at the site.

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Production assistance by Ivka Markovic, Blake Noah and Greg Stimac

Photography by Greg Stimac

2006

Manual Labor
Manual Labor

For the Intimate and Epic show in Lurie Garden at Millennium Park in Chicago, Industry of the Ordinary disperse 61 frozen hands, each tagged with the name of a worker who broke ground at the site.

Click here to see more images from this project

Production assistance by Ivka Markovic, Blake Noah and Greg Stimac

Photography by Greg Stimac

2006

Manual Labor
Manual Labor

For the Intimate and Epic show in Lurie Garden at Millennium Park in Chicago, Industry of the Ordinary disperse 61 frozen hands, each tagged with the name of a worker who broke ground at the site.

Click here to see more images from this project

Production assistance by Ivka Markovic, Blake Noah and Greg Stimac

Photography by Greg Stimac

2006

Homeland Security
Homeland Security

Industry of the Ordinary fabricate ceramic weights in five colors.

Production assistance by Jim Zimpel, Amanda Hamilton and Ivka Markovic

2006

Time Capsule (with Greg Stimac)
Time Capsule (with Greg Stimac)

Industry of the Ordinary provide an associate with a locked box which is then buried in the desert. Coordinates are recorded in a sealed envelope which is made available for purchase here.

UPDATE MAY 2012: Exact coordinates of this box have been lost. It can be found by using a metal detector and scanning the west shoulder of California Highway 93 between Wendover and Ibapah Road in a 200 foot radius. Alternatively, you can engage with the updated project here.

The project started in 2006

Flowchart (for Propagation)
Flowchart (for Propagation)

Industry of the Ordinary document a portion of their working process.

Download full scale version here

Thanks to Sabrina Raaf

2006

Secure
Secure

Industry of the Ordinary invite the security personnel of the Chicago Cultural Center to participate in a group portrait.

Event photography by Scott Whipkey

Special thanks to Jay Wolke for portrait photography

2006

Secure
Secure

Industry of the Ordinary invite the security personnel of the Chicago Cultural Center to participate in a group portrait.

Event photography by Scott Whipkey

Special thanks to Jay Wolke for portrait photography

2006

Secure
Secure

Industry of the Ordinary invite the security personnel of the Chicago Cultural Center to participate in a group portrait.

Event photography by Scott Whipkey

Special thanks to Jay Wolke for portrait photography

2006

Stretcher Broad Shoulders
Stretcher Broad Shoulders

2006

New City Article
New City Article

2006

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